Device for forming tufted upholstering



Patented Sept. I3, |898.

E. HAHN. DEVICE FOR VFRMING( TUFTED UPHOLSTERING. (Ap'plication medMays, 1898,;

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ATENT EDIVARD HAHN, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

DEVICE FOR FORIVIING TUFTED UPHOLSTERING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,741, datedSeptember 13, 1898. Application tiled May 5, 1898. Serial No. 679,7701(No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD HAHN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Devices for FormingTufted Upholstering, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of upholsteringdevices, and hasparticular relation to the production of tufted work in upholstering.

The objects of my invention are to provide an improved mold or form ofsuperior construction and arrangement of parts for the production oftufted upholstering and to produce other improvements in details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, which will be more fully pointedout hereinafter.

These objects I accomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in

which- Figure l is a plan view of a portion of my improved tufting moldor board. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on line of Fig. l, showing theupholstering material in connection with said mold; and Fig. 3 is adetail view in perspective of one of the tuft-forming projections.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention I employ a suitably-supported base-board l,upon which is mounted any desirable number and relative arrangement oftutt-producing projections or molds 2. As indicated in the drawings, themolds 2 are each formed with oblong base portions, the sides and ends ofeach of said tutt-molds being inclined or made to flare outwardly anddownwardly from the upper iiattened end thereof and said sides and endsbeing curved or concaved, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3. through themedium of screws 3, which pass through the base-board 1 and enter thebodies of said tuft-molds, detachably and adjustably secured upon saidbase-board and in such relative arrangement as may be desired.

Upon the upper side of the base-board 1 and about the group or series ofmold projections 2 I provide a raised bead or frame 4. In the upperiiattened and preferably circusimilar adhesive material.

The tuft-molds 6 are,l

lar end of each of the tuft-molds I secure an upwardly-projecting staple5.

I n utilizing my invention for the purpose of producing tuftedupholstering the moldingboard, formed as above described, has laidthereon and over the mold projections 2 a piece of leather or othermaterial 6, which is to form the cover of the upholstered body. Thisleather strip or piece 6 being rst depressed between the moldprojections 2 and against the sides and ends of the latter is held inthis position by means of slotted disks 7, which are forced down overthe projecting staples 5, together' with the goods embraced thereby,`after which the pins 8 are inserted between said disks and the upperends of said staples. The goods to form the cover being thus pinned uponthe mold projections and the outer portion of said cover material beingpressed against the inner sides of the frame-bead 4, over which thegoods is allowed to project, as shown in Fig. 2, the filling material 9is then introduced into the spaces between the mold projections 2 andbetween the latter and the bead 4. This being properly accomplished, thepins 8 are withdrawn and the disks 7l removed from the mold projections,after which the cover goods which rest upon the upper ends of said moldprojections is subjected to a coating of glue or A strip of burlap orother suitable backing material 10 is now laid over the tops of the moldprojections and surrounding bead 4 and the disks 7 and pins 8 againsecured in, their positions on the tops of said mold projections, thusinsuring a clamping of the burlap against the glued portions of thecover-strip 6. This contact of said backing-strip and coverstrip may becontinued until the glue or other adhesive material has set, after whichthe pins and disks may be removed and the partially-completedupholstered body removed from the moldboard and finished in the usualmanner.

From the construction and operation which I have described it will beseen that simple and effective means are provided for producingupholstered work in which the tufts will be uniform in size audarrangement. It will also be seen that the production of a piece oftufted work by my device may be accomplished in a rapid and inexpensivemanner.

Owing to the fact that both the mold projections 2 and the piecesforming the surrounding bead 4 are detachably connected with the board 1said projections and bead may be arranged in desirable relativepositions on said board and may be so distributed thereon as to producedifferent or desirable patterns of Work.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a device for forming tufted upholstering, the combination with abase-board, of a number of tuft-inold projections separately securedupon said base-board, each of said tutt-mold projections having itssides and EDWARD HAHN.

In presence of VYEDWARD M. TAYLOR,

C. C. SHEPHERD.

